A MONSTER of a museum

The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum will be the number one educational tourism attraction in Northern Alberta.
Once built, this LEED-certified facility will host a world-class museum, research facility and community space.
Our project team is busy promoting palaeontology and the sciences throughout the region, with family events, K-12 outreach programs, summer tours, scientific research, and the first annual Aykroyd Family and Friends Dinosaur Ball.

It's not just a cool building

{but it's that too...}

When the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum opens its doors to the public it is going to change the area significantly. A facility of this caliber will create a steady flow of top-level scientific minds into the region, it will vastly increase tourism and will touch virtually every family in the area. It will house two classrooms equipped with SMART technology, a theatre, a gift shop and a restaurant — in a town where no eating establishment exists.

The smallest North American dinosaur, Hesperonychus, weighed about the same as a litre of milk.

Kid Zone!

{ but adults can play too }

 
 

Fat-Headed

Spinosaurus, from Africa, has the longest dinosaur skull yet found: it's about 1.7 metres.
That's the average height of a human adult!

Dino-Fun 101

{ bringing the field trip to the classroom }

We offer Alberta curriculum-based programs for grades K-12 and fun family public programs. Our programs are crafted to suit all types of learners and are always interactive and engaging. From integrating modern SMART technology, to theatrical re-enactments and art activities, you can be sure to have a memorable time participating in any of our programs.

On average, scientists name one new dinosaur species every week!

The HUNT is on

Our goals are big (like dinosaurs). We need your support!

The museum mission is well underway. A beautiful, striking building has been designed, the exhibit design is nearing completion and education programs have already impacted hundreds of students in the region. A 10-acre lot right next to a major highway has been secured.

Funding is the only major roadblock remaining. The museum has a price tag of $27 million. The objective from the beginning has been to divide that into thirds — a third from local sponsors, a third from the provincial government and a third from the federal government. The local area has donated nearly $4.5 million, the provincial government $3.6 million and the federal government $540,000 to date.